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Vestibular dysfunction of patients with mutations of Connexin 26.
Neuroreport - 1 Aug 2005
Todt Ingo, Hennies Hans Christian, Basta Dietmar, Ernst Arne
Abstract excerpt
The gap junctional network of the inner ear plays an important role in cochlear ionic homoeostasis. Mutations of connexin 26 can induce different types of hearing loss and even deafness. Therefore, it is hypothesized that gap junctions of the human vestibular organ are functionally impaired by mutations of connexin 26. In a prospective, nonrandomized study, the functional status of the semicircular canals and the...
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